Limavady (District Electoral Area)

Limavady
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats5 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Steven Callaghan (DUP)
  •   Aaron Callan (DUP)
  •   Brenda Chivers (SF)
  •   Amy Mairs (APNI)
  •   Ashleen Schenning (SDLP)
Limavady DEA within Causeway Coast and Glens
Limavady Town DEA (1993-2014) within Limavady

Limavady is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and contains the wards of Coolessan, Drumsurn, Greystone, Magilligan and Roeside.[2] Limavady forms part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Limavady Area C which had existed since 1973, where it was called Limavady Town until 2014, and contained five wards (Binevenagh, Coolessan, Enagh, Rathbrady and Roeside). For the 1993 local elections Binevenagh was replaced with Greystone. For the 2014 local elections it gained most of the abolished Bellarena DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Brenda Chivers
(Sinn Féin) 		Ashleen Schenning
(SDLP) 		Amy Mairs
(Alliance) 		Steven Callaghan
(DUP) 		Aaron Callan
(DUP)/
(UUP)
June 2022 Co-Option James McCorkell
(DUP)/
(Independent)
June 2021 Defection Alan Robinson
(DUP)
2019
October 2016 Defection John Deighan
(SDLP)
June 2016 Co-Option
2014 Gerry Mullan
(SDLP)
2011 Anne Brolly
(Sinn Féin) 		John Rankin
(UUP)
2005 George Robinson
(DUP)
2001 Brian Brown
(Independent) 		Desmond Lowry
(SDLP) 		John Dolan
(UUP)
1997 Barry Doherty
(SDLP) 		Ronald Cartwright
(UUP)
1993
1989 Norman Reynolds
(UUP)
1985 Samuel Millar
(UUP)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

Limavady - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers* 29.85% 1,800            
DUP Steven Callaghan* 16.75% 1,010            
SDLP Ashleen Schenning* 7.35% 443 974.84 1,049.84        
DUP Aaron Callan* 8.22% 496 496.48 505.48 506.48 906.96 1,068.96  
Alliance Amy Mairs 9.07% 547 674.20 754.56 789.56 794.56 914.40 931.65
Independent James McCorkell* 9.32% 562 567.28 594.56 597.56 649.56 850.56 895.41
UUP Barry Crawford 8.47% 511 513.40 522.76 523.76 541.76    
DUP Jordan Wallace 7.93% 478 479.92 485.92 485.92      
Aontú John Boyle 2.54% 153 269.64          
Independent Billy Stewart 0.51% 31 32.92          
Electorate: 11,615   Valid: 6,031 (51.92%)   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 1,006   Turnout: 6,081 (52.35%)  

2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Limavady - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Alan Robinson* † 26.91% 1,498          
Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers* 18.58% 1,034          
DUP James McCorkell* ‡ 11.75% 654 1,018.8        
DUP Aaron Callan* 6.92% 385 533.58 534.13 603.21 615.19 922.91
SDLP Ashleen Schenning 9.33% 519 523.94 578.5 585.5 810.91 831.38
Alliance Kevin Hayward 10.01% 557 564.22 571.92 584.68 649.3 734.2
UUP Raymond Kennedy 7.28% 405 424.76 425.09 510.04 513.04  
Aontú Francie Brolly 6.06% 337 339.28 378 380.22    
TUV Colin Cartwright 3.16% 176 190.82 191.15      
Electorate: 11,197   Valid: 5,565 (50.51%)   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 928   Turnout: 5,616 (50.15%)  

2014 Election

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2011-2014 Change: No change

Limavady - 5 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP Alan Robinson* 26.43% 1,451                  
DUP James McCorkell* 8.41% 462 840.88 859.1 864.1 1,105.1          
Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers* 14.51% 797 797 798 843.74 843.74 843.74 1,177.74      
SDLP Gerry Mullan*† 10.49% 576 582.66 591.4 778.4 782.51 783.51 820.88 1,013.88    
UUP Aaron Callan ‡ 8.23% 452 485.3 500.04 507.15 546.72 607.72 608.09 608.09 610.09 815.11
UUP Raymond Kennedy 7.18% 394 408.8 416.17 418.17 446.38 521.38 521.38 522.38 528.38 682.3
Sinn Féin Rory Donaghy* 6.77% 372 373.11 373.11 381.11 382.11 382.11        
TUV Howard Gordon 5.92% 325 343.87 366.98 370.72 390.71          
DUP Jonathan Holmes 5.32% 292 353.79 362.53 365.53            
SDLP Jason Allen 4.88% 268 270.96 276.96              
UKIP Richard Nicholl 1.86% 102 109.03                
Electorate: 10,998   Valid: 5,491 (49.93%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 916   Turnout: 5,579 (50.73%)  

2011 Election

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Limavady Town - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Alan Robinson* 29.42% 903          
Sinn Féin Anne Brolly* 18.05% 554          
DUP James McCorkell 6.16% 189 349.16 353.48 353.66 367.42 617.98
UUP John Rankin* 11.27% 346 414.2 429.64 429.73 486.7 503.86
SDLP Gerry Mullan* 11.21% 344 347.08 386.52 420.99 498.38 503.82
UUP Aaron Callan 8.05% 247 269.44 286.44 286.62 322.59 331.35
DUP Jim Quigg 5.08% 156 276.56 281.56 281.92 295.36  
Independent Brian Brown 6.42% 197 203.6 240.04 245.35    
Alliance Damien Corr 4.33% 133 136.08        
Electorate: 6,058   Valid: 3,069 (50.66%)   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 512   Turnout: 3,116 (51.44%)  

2005 Election

2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and Independent

Limavady Town - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP George Robinson* 23.50% 876      
DUP Alan Robinson 20.61% 768      
Sinn Féin Anne Brolly* 17.63% 657      
UUP John Rankin* 12.66% 472 662.35    
SDLP Gerry Mullan* 11.11% 414 416.48 418.46 661.46
UUP John Dolan* 7.54% 281 374 511.94 513.94
SDLP Gareth Peoples 6.95% 259 260.55 262.97  
Electorate: 6,322   Valid: 3,727 (58.95%)   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 622   Turnout: 3,785 (59.87%)  

2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

1997-2001 Change: Independent gain from SDLP

Limavady Town - 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP George Robinson* 30.30% 1,430        
UUP John Dolan* 8.11% 383 592.76 703.62 819.74  
UUP John Rankin 7.88% 372 502.64 681.8 816.88  
Independent Brian Brown 13.60% 642 704.1 713.86 768.18 793.18
SDLP Desmond Lowry* 11.48% 542 544.76 544.76 545.22 784.68
SDLP John Kerr 11.23% 530 532.76 532.76 533.76 627.76
Sinn Féin Malachy O'Kane* 8.88% 419 419.92 419.92 419.92  
United Unionist Alister Smyth 3.41% 161 316.02 322.32    
UUP Raymond Kennedy 5.11% 241 309.08      
Electorate: 6,877   Valid: 4,720 (68.63%)   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 787   Turnout: 4,779 (69.49%)  

1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1993-1997 Change: No change

Limavady Town - 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
DUP George Robinson* 18.47% 837  
SDLP Desmond Lowry* 16.75% 759  
UUP Ronald Cartwright* 16.09% 729 800
UUP John Dolan* 16.29% 738 782
SDLP Barry Doherty* 16.31% 739 779
UUP Norman Reynolds 10.68% 484 549
DUP Victor Wilson 3.47% 157  
NI Women's Coalition Paula Taylor 1.94% 88  
Electorate: 7,113   Valid: 4,531 (63.70%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 756   Turnout: 4,606 (64.75%)  

1993 Election

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1989–1993 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

Limavady Town - 5 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
DUP George Robinson* 19.40% 884    
SDLP Barry Doherty* 17.60% 802    
UUP Ronald Cartwright* 17.34% 790    
UUP John Dolan* 15.80% 720 771  
SDLP Desmond Lowry 16.52% 753 755 758.23
UUP Norman Reynolds* 12.11% 522 548 665.13
DUP John Murray 1.89% 86    
Electorate: 6,959   Valid: 4,557 (65.48%)   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 760   Turnout: 4,623 (66.43%)  

1989 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1985–1989 Change: No change

Limavady Town - 5 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP Ronald Cartwright* 23.80% 961      
DUP George Robinson* 22.67% 915      
SDLP Barry Doherty* 16.99% 686      
UUP John Dolan* 11.94% 482 723.2    
UUP Norman Reynolds 9.26% 374 412.1 639.98 698.98
SDLP Brian McWilliams 9.36% 378 378.6 379.41 481.41
Alliance Joseph McGuigan 5.97% 241 244.3 250.24  
Electorate: 6,571   Valid: 4,037 (61.44%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 673   Turnout: 4,112 (62.58%)  

1985 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

Limavady Town - 5 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP Barry Doherty* 22.22% 887            
UUP Ronald Cartwright 19.94% 796            
UUP John Dolan 19.34% 772            
UUP Samuel Millar 9.99% 399 399.5 505.58 584.1 625.31 680.31  
DUP George Robinson 6.71% 268 268 270.24 274.4 377.42 390.73 618.73
SDLP Brian McWilliams 5.94% 237 438.25 438.25 439.16 439.29 526.45 534.45
Ind. Unionist William Norris* 6.24% 249 249.75 261.27 270.24 281.82 314.99  
Alliance John Mullan 5.71% 228 239.5 242.86 243.9 247.41    
DUP Eric Caldwell 3.91% 156 156.5 159.86 165.45      
Electorate: 5,758   Valid: 3,992 (69.33%)   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 666   Turnout: 4,045 (70.25%)  

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  5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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  7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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